In partnership with the DEA, the Oldham County Sheriff’s Office and Oldham County Police Department conducted a drug take back program on Sept. 27 as part of the National Drug Take Back Day Initiative.

The location was the La Grange Fire Department Station 2, located at 3637 West Highway 146 in Buckner and County Police Headquarters on Highway 393.

Residents of Oldham County have again begun receiving phone calls from an individual claiming to be with the Oldham County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Division, stating that they have an outstanding warrant.

This person claims there is an outstanding warrant and if the person being called will transfer $500 onto a Green Dot Card purchased at a local store the warrant will be recalled.

A former police officer accused of using electronic means to induce a minor to engage in sexual activity will begin trial Oct. 6.

Harry “Shane” Mosley, of Pendleton, was charged in September 2012 for allegedly texting an underage girl after pulling her over for a traffic stop.

According to reports, Mosley, who was hired by Oldham County Police in 2008, pulled over a teen girl in Goshen during a routine traffic stop on Sept. 26, 2012. Mosley cited a man in the vehicle for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, but did not cite the girl.

A wide-ranging coalition has been awarded federal money to help combat drug use in Oldham County.

The Coalition for a Healthy Oldham County, a collaborative team made up of the Oldham County Health Department, area police departments, Our Lady of Peace of Louisville and many more community organizations, was awarded a federal grant by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to help make Oldham County a drug-free community.